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2000 compilation album by Spahn Ranch
Anthology 1992–1994
Compilation album by Spahn Ranch
ReleasedJune 13, 2000 (2000-06-13)
Recorded1991–1994
Studio Various
Genre
Length104:36
LabelCleopatra
Producer
Spahn Ranch chronology
Beat Noir
(1998) 		Anthology 1992–1994
(2000) 		Closure
(2001)

Anthology 1992–1994 is a compilation album by American electro-industrial group Spahn Ranch, released on June 13, 2000, by Cleopatra Records.

Music

The album comprises the band's first four releases: Spahn Ranch (1992), Collateral Damage (1993) and The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994) and Breath and Taxes (1994). The collection also features three songs previously unreleased in Spahn Ranch's main discography: "Machine Politics" from The Whip (1993), "Failsafe" from The Colours of Zoth Ommog (1994) and "Reinventing Gravity", which was originally credited to Coersion, from Trance in Your Mind: The Unstoppable Trance Machine (1994). The track "Tour Intro 1994" was recorded during a live performance in New York City.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

AllMusic awarded Anthology 1992–1994 four out of five stars and said "noisy, abrasive and forceful, Ranch provided some of the most memorable industrial grooves of the 1990s." Music critic Dave Thompson emphasized the importance of the collection by noting that its release was long overdue.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Athan Maroulis, except "Layin to Burn, " Mind Riot, "See My Knife" and "P.O.W." by Scott Franklin

Disc one
No.TitleMusicAlbum (date)Length
1."Wires"Collateral Damage (1993)5:35
2."Succumber"Collateral Damage (1993)4:45
3."Forceps"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)4:06
4."Antibody"
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)3:20
5."Cesium 137"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)5:00
6."Breath and Taxes"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)4:04
7."Stoma"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)3:39
8."Peel"
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)1:42
9."Machine Politics"
  • Green
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)3:30
10."Quince"
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Collateral Damage (1993)5:27
11."Chuck"MortonCollateral Damage (1993)1:01
12."CON"
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:48
13."Antibody" (Conspiracy Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:28
Disc two
No.TitleMusicAlbum (date)Length
1."Breath and Taxes" (Deductable Mix)The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)4:01
2."Forceps" (Sterilized Mix)
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:58
3."Succumber" (Blacklist Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
Breath and Taxes (1994)4:58
4."Antibody" (Conspiracy Mix)
  • Green
  • Maroulis
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)3:49
5."Failsafe"
  • Green
  • Judson Leach
The Colours of Zoth Ommog compilation (1994)4:36
6."Commination"MortonThe Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)4:26
7."Kenneth, What's the Frequency?"
  • Green
  • Morton
The Blackmail Starters Kit (1994)5:35
8."Tour Intro 1994"  1:50
9."Reinventing Gravity"MortonTrance in Your Mind: The Unstoppable Trance Machine compilation (1994)3:55
10."Machine Politics" (Original Version)
  • Green
  • Morton
The Whip compilation (1993)3:48
11."Layin to Burn"
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)2:39
12."Mind Riot"
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)4:24
13."See My Knife"
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)3:27
14."P.O.W."
  • Green
  • Morton
Spahn Ranch (1992)3:49

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Spahn Ranch

  • Scott Franklin – lead vocals (2.11–2.14)
  • Matt Green – sampler, keyboards, production (1.1–1.11), mixing (1.1–1.11), remixer (1.3, 2.3), guitar and bass (2.11–2.14)
  • Harry Lewis – percussion (1.12, 1.13, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.7)
  • Athan Maroulis – lead vocals (1.1–1.13, 2.1–2.10), mixing (1.1–1.13), remixer (2.4)
  • Rob Morton – programming, sampler, production (1.1–1.11, 2.11–2.14), loops (1.1–1.11), mixing (1.1–1.13)

Production and design

  • Judson Leach – engineering, mixing (1.12, 1.13, 2.1–2.7), additional programming (1.4, 2.5), remixer (2.1–2.4)
  • Eunah Lee – design
  • Rod O'Brien – production, engineering and mixing (2.11–2.14)

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2000 Cleopatra CD CLP 0868

References

  1. gileZ (May 1996). "Down on the Ranch: An Interview with Athan Maroulis of Spahn Ranch". Cybase23. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Spahn Ranch: Anthology, 1992-1994 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Anthology 1992–1994 (booklet). Spahn Ranch. Marina del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Thompson, David (November 1, 2000). Spahn Ranch LPs: Beat Noir (Cleopatra) 1998. Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion. Miller Freeman, Inc. pp. 648–649. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

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